1.
The prefixes des- and in- are used to indicate the
opposite meaning to the word that they modify.
EXAMPLES
|
WORD
|
ANTONYM
|
|
Acuerdo/ agreement
|
desacuerdo/ disagreement
|
|
Hacer/ to do
|
deshacer/ to undo
|
|
Heredar/ to
inherit
|
desheredar/ disinherit
|
|
Vestirse/ to get
dressed
|
desvestirse/ to get
undressed
|
|
Consciente/ conscious
|
inconsciente/ unconscious
|
|
Útil/ useful
|
inútil/ useless
|
|
Experto/ expert
|
inexperto/
unskilled, inexpert
|
|
Feliz/ happy
|
Infeliz/ unhappy
|
2.
The prefix re- is used to emphasize or increase the meaning of the word
that it modifies. If re- is added to a verb, it means to
repeat the same action. Furthermore, if re-
modifies an adjective, it means very.
NOTE: In
Spanish, there are two slang
prefixes, requete- and super-, that are more intense than -re,
but NOT as intense as superlative forms of
adjectives. They mean practically the
most. Furthermore, they can modify ONLY adjectives.
EXAMPLES
|
WORD
|
RE-
|
REQUETE-; SUPER-
|
|
Hacer/
to do
|
rehacer/ to redo
|
NA
|
|
difícil/
difficult
|
redifícil/ very
difficult
|
requetedifícil, superdifícil
|
|
linda/
pretty
|
relinda/
very pretty
|
requetelinda, superlinda
|
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